Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptomatology: A Comparative Study

Kleftaras, George; Psarra, Evangelia

doi:10.4236/psych.2012.34048

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“…On the contrary, a high meaning in life has been positively associated to mental health and psychological well-being (Chan, 2009;Halama & Dedova, 2007;Ho, Cheung, & Cheung, 2010;Kleftaras & Psarra, 2012;Mulders, 2011;Nygren et al, 2005;Psarra & Kleftaras, 2008;Rathi & Rastogi, 2007;Reker & Woo, 2011;Steger & Kashdan, 2007).…”

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Predicting role of meaning in life on depression, hopelessness, and suicide risk among Spanish Borderline Personality Disorder patients

García‐Alandete

Marco

2014

Univ Psychol

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a b s t r a c tThe relation between the meaning in life and depression, hopelessness, and suicide risk in a sample of Spanish Borderline Personality Disorder patients is analyzed. The hypothesis suggested that meaning in life is a significant negative predictor of these variables. Participants were 80 Borderline Personality Disorder patients (75 women, 5 men) ranged 16-60 years old, M = 32.21, SD = 8.85, from a public mental health service. Spanish adaptations of the Purpose-In-Life Test, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Plutchick's Suicide Risk Scale were used. Analysis included descriptive, correlations, and simple linear regression. Results showed that meaning in life was negatively related to depression, hopelessness, and suicide risk. It is necessary to introduce the evaluation of the meaning in life in the assessment of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and to include in the psychotherapeutic intervention elements to enhance their perception and experience of meaning in life. KeywordsMeaning in life; depression; hopelessness; suicide risk; borderline personality disorder r e s u M e n Se analizan las relaciones entre sentido de la vida, depresión, desesperanza y riesgo de suicidio en un grupo de pacientes con Trastorno Límite de Personalidad. La hipótesis al respecto afirma que el sentido de la vida predice negativamente de estas variables. En el estudio participaron 80 pacientes españoles con Trastorno Límite de Personalidad (75 mujeres, 5 hombres) de un servicio público de salud mental, con edades entre los 16 y los 60 años. Se utilizaron versiones españolas del Purpose-In-Life Test, del Inventario de Depresión-II y la Escala de Desesperanza de Beck y de la Escala de Riesgo Suicida de Plutchick. Los análisis incluyeron estadísticos descriptivos, correlaciones y regresión lineal simple. Los resultados mostraron que el sentido de la vida se relacionó negativamente con la depresión, la desesperanza y el riesgo de suicidio. Se concluye que hay necesidad de introducir la valoración del sentido de la vida en la evaluación de pacientes con Trastorno Límite de Personalidad y de incluir en la intervención psicoterapéutica elementos para mejorar su percepción y vivencia de sentido de la vida. Palabras claveSentido de la vida; depresión; desesperanza; riesgo de suicidio; trastorno límite de personalidad

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Predicting role of meaning in life on depression, hopelessness, and suicide risk among Spanish Borderline Personality Disorder patients

García‐Alandete

Marco

2014

Univ Psychol

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“…Low meaning in life was associated with depression and suicide [52], whereas high meaning in life was found to be a protective factor against suicidal ideation [46, 53]. Meaning in life, which is promoted by ACT, was also associated with mental health and well-being [54]. …”

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Management of Suicidal Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ducasse

Jaussent

Arpon-Brand

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Psychother Psychosom

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Background: The management of suicidal crisis remains a major issue for clinicians, driving the development of new strategies to improve suicide prevention. Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing a 7-week acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) versus relaxation group, as adjunct to treatment as usual for adult outpatients suffering from a current suicidal behavior disorder. The primary outcome was the rate of change in the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale suicidal ideation subscore (adding severity and intensity subscores). Secondary outcomes were the rates of change for depressive symptomatology, psychological pain, anxiety, hopelessness, anger, quality of life, and therapeutic processes. Assessments were performed in the 2 weeks preceding the beginning of the treatment (pretreatment assessment), and within 1 week (posttherapy assessment) and 3 months (follow-up assessment) after therapy completion. Results: Forty adults were included and randomized. The rate of change in ACT for suicidal ideation at the posttherapy assessment was higher than in the relaxation group (β [SE] = –1.88 [0.34] vs. –0.79 [0.37], respectively; p = 0.03). ACT effectiveness remained stable at the 3-month follow-up. We found a similar pattern of change for depressive symptomatology and anxiety, psychological pain, hopelessness, anger, and quality of life. Therapeutic processes improved more in the ACT group than in the relaxation group. Treatment adherence was high in the ACT group, all participants reported satisfaction with the program. Conclusions: Through its effectiveness in reducing suicidal ideation and improving the clinical dimensions associated with suicidal risk in patients suffering from a suicidal behavior disorder, ACT could be developed as an adjunctive strategy in programs for suicide prevention.

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“…Moreover, the meaning in life is a concept cognitively understood by individuals in which things happening in life results in the decrease in depression. (Hedayati, 2009;Prihastiwi, 1994;Kleftaras & Psarra, 2012). …”

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The Effects of Spiritual Care on Depression and Meaning in Life in the Clients with Kidney Failure Receiving Hemodialysis in Rumah Sakit Islam Surabaya

2017

IJSR

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Introduction: Depression often happens to clients with terminal and chronic diseases which causes them to lose the meaning in life. This research was purposed to identify the effects of spiritual care on the level of depression and the meaning in life of the clients with hemodialysis. Methods: This research used quasi-experimental design, done using pretest-posttest control group design. The population of all clients with hemodialysis found in RS Islam Surabaya, totaling 34 people, divided into two groups taken by using total sampling technique. Questionnaires used in this research were BDI and MLQ. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test and MannWhitney test. Results and analysis: The research showed that Wilcoxon signed-rank test before and after receiving spiritual care, there was a significant difference in the level of depression in both groups in which ρ = 0.000 was found in treatment group. The meaning in life showed a significant result in which ρ = 0.001 in treatment group. Mann-Whitney test on the level of depression and the meaning in life showed that ρ = 0.000. Discussion and conclusion: Spiritual care has positive effects to decrease depression and to increase the meaning in life possessed by the clients with hemodialysis.

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Meaning in Life, Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptomatology: A Comparative Study

Cited by 129 publications

References 56 publications

Predicting role of meaning in life on depression, hopelessness, and suicide risk among Spanish Borderline Personality Disorder patients

Predicting role of meaning in life on depression, hopelessness, and suicide risk among Spanish Borderline Personality Disorder patients

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Management of Suicidal Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effects of Spiritual Care on Depression and Meaning in Life in the Clients with Kidney Failure Receiving Hemodialysis in Rumah Sakit Islam Surabaya

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